Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack is up for reelection for a 10-year term on the court, and she is being challenged by Wisconsin’s “King of Lemon Laws,” Vince Megna, and Marquette University Law School professor Edward Fallone. WisconsinEye recently sat down with each of the candidates for one on one interviews that touched on judicial philosophy, the role of court, and issues that may come before the court. Continue reading “One on One Interviews with Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates”
Day: January 21, 2013
Megna Receives False Rating from PolitiFact Over Act 92
Last session WCJC supported 2011 Wisconsin Act 92, which sets forth a number of criteria courts are to consider when awarding attorneys’ fees in fee-shifting cases. The act also sets a rebuttable presumption that attorneys’ fees are no more than three times compensatory damages. Trial attorney Vince Megna, who is running for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, recently got a false rating from PolitiFact after he alleged Act 92 destroyed 200 Wisconsin consumer laws. Continue reading “Megna Receives False Rating from PolitiFact Over Act 92”